ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
March 11, 2020 Four years ago today, society began to shut down. Shortly after noon Eastern on March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid — or “the coronavirus,” then the more popular term — to be a global pandemic. Stocks plummeted in the afternoon. In the span of a single hour that night, President …
Though the timing and details of the COVID-19 pandemic caught governhough the timing and details of the COVID-19 pandemic caught governments around the world by surprise, the possibility of a new pathogenemerging to cause a deadly pandemic had been long understood by expertsin public health preparedness. Even in the months prior to the outbreak of …
The evident failure of the United States to deter Iranis manifest in the concurrent aggressions of its threeTwelver Shia militias in Lebanon (Hezllah), Syria, andIraq, which have wounded many American troops andkilled three; the aggression of the Fiver Shia Houthimilitia of Yemen that has attacked U.S. as well as otherships in the Red Sea with …
NATO celebrates the 75th anniversary of its founding on 4 April 1949. Much of the coverage of this momentous occasion will focus on the strength of NATO’s famous Article 5 guarantee that “an armed attack against one [NATO ally] … shall be considered an attack against them all.” Faith in this bedrock principle of the …
Finn: The country needs some shared understanding of what it means to be an American and what’s changed — and hasn’t — over these several centuries. How about a ceasefire in the civics wars? Possibly even a peace treaty? This could turn out to be easier to achieve than pausing the conflict in Gaza (or …
NATO’s new Nordic members shed neutrality for collective self-defense, to the West’s benefit. Sweden’s entrance into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a coup for the West and especially the United States. Stockholm’s participation will add militarily and politically to the Washington-led Atlantic security bloc. Its membership also represents a sea change in the history …
The terms used to define and shape our geopolitical landscape can be severely misleading and, by challenging these terms, understanding the historical context, and avoiding the temptation to become like our adversaries, we can better navigate the complexities of the modern world and make informed decisions about the future. Watch the Video
The Houthis, the Iran-backed militia that controls much of Yemen, have disrupted the global economy by firing on commercial ships traveling through the Red Sea. But the Houthis have made some exceptions: Ships from China and Russia are allowed to pass without being attacked. This policy, formalized with a diplomatic agreement last month, is the latest …
American economic and military might can underwrite a new economic and security commons. Economic and geopolitical instability are frequent bedfellows. That’s because policy errors are contagious. Absent the creation of a new American-led economic and security framework, it’s doubtful the U.S. can sustain prosperity and achieve a durable peace. Read more
Join us for a captivating lecture by the renowned philosopher and intellectual Roger Scruton, as he delves into the complex dynamics of globalization and the emergence of terrorist threats in the contemporary world. Presented at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) in 2003, this lecture explores the profound implications of globalization for Western societies and the …